If you have waited your whole life to witness a zebra frog cross-breed, your waiting is over thanks to an amazing photo manipulator named Jan Oliehoek. Not a stranger to the realm of Photoshop, Oliehoek lives in Leiden, Netherlands, where he works on his surrealist (and sometimes shocking) work.
Jan Oliehoek states that he tries “to create images that are both photorealistic and impossible at the same time. There are countless ways to accomplish this, and combining several animals into one hybrid is one of them.” Check out his work above!
What's Driving This Trend
- Surrealist Photo Manipulation
- The trend of using photo manipulation to create surrealist images that blend reality and fantasy offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in digital art and advertising.
- Hybrid Animal Imagery
- The trend of combining multiple species to create impossible, yet convincing animals in digital art offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in the film industry for creating fantasy creatures and advertising for promoting eco brands.
- Impossibly Realistic Images
- The trend of creating digital images that are impossible to capture in real-life offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in virtual reality, augmented reality and gaming.
Who This Affects Most
- Digital Art
- The trend of surrealist photo manipulation offers disruptive innovation opportunities in digital art, including creating new styles, collaborations with artists, and new formats for showcasing art.
- Advertising
- The trend of using surreal and impossible images in advertising offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in creating engaging, eye-catching and memorable campaigns.
- Film
- The trend of using hybrid animal imagery in digital art offers disruptive innovation opportunities in film, including creating new fantasy creatures and lifelike animals, and opening doors to new genres of storytelling.
